Soundtrack of a Convalescent
While I was bed-ridden, I bid Miuccia* to download new albums for me to listen to.
1) Green Day 21st Century Breakdown --the sound is closer to American Idiot than their other albums, but it's been a long time since we heard that. I don't think I've had enough of that kind of sound just yet. :)
2) Arkells Jackson Square --combine Rooney and Jet, and make 'em Canadian. Haha. Seriously, this is a good album, especially for the busy ("Deadlines") and for the employed ("Oh, the Boss is Coming!"). And if you wanna hear a very sad love song, listen to "I'm Not the Sun".
3) The Clash London Calling --A long time ago I was too young and too Avril-y to appreciate classic punk. I realize that old school punk isn't actually, well, noisy. In fact our parents would probably find modern pop-punk noisier because of all the audio layers and textures (yes, hindi lang pang-Photoshop ang layers and textures. HAHA) created by modern sound engineering. You'd detect a teensy-weensy bit of reggae beat in some Clash tracks, which I'm guessing is how the ska movement also began to emerge? Anyway, I'm not an expert in music history, but my family would understand why The Clash's "Lost in the Supermarket" is a track that will forever be close to my heart. :)
4) Download in Progress ----> Ok, Tal Bachman. Let's see if you're one of the unfortunate cases of underrated talent or really just a one-hit wonder.
*Miuccia is my reborn Macbook. I discarded the green case that made it 'Galliano', reformatted the hard disk, and cleaned it's bare white shell. Now it looks feminine, hence Miuccia, after Miuccia Prada. :)
1) Green Day 21st Century Breakdown --the sound is closer to American Idiot than their other albums, but it's been a long time since we heard that. I don't think I've had enough of that kind of sound just yet. :)
2) Arkells Jackson Square --combine Rooney and Jet, and make 'em Canadian. Haha. Seriously, this is a good album, especially for the busy ("Deadlines") and for the employed ("Oh, the Boss is Coming!"). And if you wanna hear a very sad love song, listen to "I'm Not the Sun".
3) The Clash London Calling --A long time ago I was too young and too Avril-y to appreciate classic punk. I realize that old school punk isn't actually, well, noisy. In fact our parents would probably find modern pop-punk noisier because of all the audio layers and textures (yes, hindi lang pang-Photoshop ang layers and textures. HAHA) created by modern sound engineering. You'd detect a teensy-weensy bit of reggae beat in some Clash tracks, which I'm guessing is how the ska movement also began to emerge? Anyway, I'm not an expert in music history, but my family would understand why The Clash's "Lost in the Supermarket" is a track that will forever be close to my heart. :)
4) Download in Progress ----> Ok, Tal Bachman. Let's see if you're one of the unfortunate cases of underrated talent or really just a one-hit wonder.
*Miuccia is my reborn Macbook. I discarded the green case that made it 'Galliano', reformatted the hard disk, and cleaned it's bare white shell. Now it looks feminine, hence Miuccia, after Miuccia Prada. :)